Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan prices notes offeringsSASKATOON, Canada — Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., a Canadian fertilizer seller, said Wednesday it has priced its notes offerings. Fertilizer seller Potash Corp. lowers 3Q, ‘09 profit estimates on weak sales volumesSASKATOON, Canada — Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., a Canadian fertilizer seller, said Friday that its third-quarter and 2009 yearly profit would be lower than it had predicted earlier. Balsillie offers Glendale $50 million to help clear way in Coyotes bidPHOENIX — Canadian billionaire James Balsillie has offered the city of Glendale $50 million to quiet its objections to his bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move the franchise to Hamilton, Ontario. Canada health care _ a brief historyUntil about 50 years ago, the Canadian and U.S. health care systems were fairly similar — part public and part private, for-profit and nonprofit, with large numbers of people uninsured and shouldering their own medical bills. Cowboys coach, scouting assistant sue companies that built failed practice facilityDALLAS — Two Dallas Cowboys employees seriously injured in the collapse of the team’s indoor practice facility filed lawsuits Tuesday against the company that designed the structure and others linked to its construction and repair. US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of AfricaArmy Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen Final report blames seatbelt latch, improper check for 2007 Snowbird crashMOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan — A faulty seatbelt and the failure of an Air Force pilot to properly check he was strapped in led to the fatal crash of a Snowbird jet two years ago in Montana. Canadian pot activist and seed merchant at center of North American marijuana debateVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Psychedelic rock booms through The Vapour Lounge. In the store, young and some not-so-young people smoke pot through a variety of devices. And owner Marc Emery stands in the middle of it all, proclaiming his goal of defeating the U.S. war on drugs. Mexicans turn to dark humor, creativity to endure swine flu crisisMEXICO CITY — Televisa is cutting all “nonessential” kisses from its soap operas. A song called the “Influenza Cumbia” is climbing the charts. Cringe-worthy swine flu jokes are spreading faster than the illness ever could. |